Film + News
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Moonlight's Mahershala Ali: anti-Islam prejudice 'not a shock' if you have grown up blackOscar-nominated Muslim actor reveals additional discrimination he has faced since converting to Islam in 1999
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John Irving attacks 'intolerant' Trump in defence of political awards speechesWriter of The Cider House Rules laments new president’s threat to LGBT and abortion rights, and says winners at next weekend’s Oscars should be free to protest
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Hungarian slaughterhouse love story wins top prize at Berlin film festivalOn Body and Soul took the Golden Bear, beating odds-on favourite The Other Side of Hope, which came away with best director for Aki Kaurismaki
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Angelina Jolie speaks out on 'difficult' Brad Pitt divorce for first timeActor says ‘we are and forever will be a family’ in emotional BBC interview before screening of new Cambodia film
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Hollywood chooses protests over parties as the stars get ready for Oscars activismThe Trump travel ban has led to outcry and rallies for Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, nominated for an Academy Award
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Lobster corn dogs and gold-dusted popcorn: the stars' Oscars canapesCelebrity chef Wolfgang Puck, cooking for the Governors Ball afterparty for the 23rd year in a row, unveils his luxurious menu
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Mel Gibson in talks to direct Suicide Squad 2The film-maker, whose Hacksaw Ridge is nominated for six Oscars, may take over the reins on the superhero movie from David Ayer
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Agnieszka Holland: Pokot reflects divided nature of Polish societyRenowned director says she did not intend to create a political film, but that the plot mirrors her country’s male authoritarianism
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Chris Hemsworth's Thor is a terrible housemate in Marvel mockumentary – videoIn this teaser to the second part of mockumentary series Team Thor, Thor (Chris Hemsworth) tries to pay rent with a pumpkin, and lobbies for a servant.
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Love Actually sequel to screen on Red Nose Day 2017Follow-up to Richard Curtis’s loved-and-hated Christmas romcom will premiere on the BBC on 24 March and on NBC two months later for US viewers
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Harrison Ford in near-miss: 'Was that airliner meant to be underneath me?'The Star Wars actor has survived a potentially serious run-in with a commerical airliner at a California airport
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Oddball, the dog who saved a penguin colony and inspired a film, dies at 15Oddball spent only two weeks on Middle Island guarding penguins, but her short trip led to a permanent maremma dog program
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Lego Batman stacks up ahead of Fifty Shades Darker at UK box officeThe erotic sequel is blocked out – just – by the family comedy, counting preview traffic, while La La Land and Lion each see an encouraging Bafta-winning boost
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Uzbekistan bans film over absence of Morgan FreemanAction thriller Daydi has been pulled from cinemas after promotional posters featuring the actor turned out to be misleading
Martin Scorsese's The Irishman bought by Netflix